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A short while after the 2014 trade deadline passed without activity from his team, Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens stepped out onto a rooftop balcony at a glitzy Beverly Hills hotel with Rodeo Drive providing the backdrop and playfully announced, "Nothing happened!

LOS ANGELES -- After seeing his team collapse and lose yet another recent close game, Los Angeles Lakers coach Byron Scott has come to a conclusion. "The biggest thing with us right now is the last three, four minutes of the game, we have no confidence," Scott said after his team's 106-96 loss to the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES -- They boasted awful records and especially awful play of late, so there wasn't much hype for Tuesday's nationally televised matchup between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center here.